澳大利亚皇家造币厂向澳大利亚皇家信号兵团致敬一百周年

澳大利亚皇家造币厂通过揭开一枚一美元的硬币，并以隐藏的信息向澳大利亚皇家信号一百周年致敬。

The Royal Australian Mint has paid tribute to the Royal Australian Corps of Signals’ centenary with a special one-dollar coin.

澳大利亚皇家造币厂已用特别的一美元硬币向澳大利亚皇家信号一百周年致敬。

From left, Royal Australian Mint coin designer Adam Ball, Army Head of Corps Brigadier Deane Limmer and Royal Australian Mint acting chief executive officer Emily Martin. Story and photos by Corporal Luke Bellman.

从左起，澳大利亚皇家造币厂硬币设计师亚当·鲍尔（Adam Ball），军团准将迪恩·利默（Deane Limmer）和澳大利亚皇家造币厂代理首席执行官艾米莉·马丁（Emily Martin）的陆军负责人。卢克·贝尔曼下士的故事和照片。

The uncirculated coin – 50,000 of which have been issued – honours a century of service in military communications and features a cryptic message in Morse and binary codes.

未流通的硬币（其中有50,000枚）授予军事通讯中的一个世纪服务，并在摩尔斯和二元法规中传达了一个神秘的信息。

Collectors and military enthusiasts are being challenged to decipher its secrets.

收藏家和军事爱好者正受到挑战，要求破译其秘密。

Head of Corps Brigadier Deane Limmer said the coin captured the swift and sure century of service. Swift and sure is the English translation of the Latin motto Certa Cito, which emphasises the necessity for communicators to be quick and accurate in messaging.

军团准将迪恩·利默（Deane Limmer）说，硬币捕获了迅速而肯定的服务。迅速而肯定的是拉丁座右铭certa cito的英文翻译，该翻译强调了沟通者在消息传递方面保持快速准确的必要性。

“The design is fabulous, capturing our Corps’ Jimmy badge with the background of Morse through to current-day binary code,” Brigadier Limmer said.

“设计很棒，捕捉了我们军团的吉米徽章，并以莫尔斯（Morse）的背景到当前的二进制代码，”准将莱默（Limmer）说。

The Mint had to consider copyright issues related to other symbols and avoid complications with intellectual property.

造币厂必须考虑与其他符号有关的版权问题，并避免与知识产权并发症。

Australian Mint designer Adam Ball used a globe in the design, drawing inspiration from the badge.

澳大利亚薄荷设计师亚当·鲍尔（Adam Ball）在设计中使用了地球仪，从徽章中汲取灵感。

“If I just got the badge and put it on the coin it wouldn’t have fit because of the shape and style,” Mr Ball said.

鲍尔先生说：“如果我刚拿到徽章并将其放在硬币上，那将是不合适的，因为形状和风格。”

He then considered what the organisation represented to create the final design.

然后，他考虑了组织代表创建最终设计的内容。

With more than 100 coin designs under his belt, he said it was hard to pick a favourite.

他说，有100多个硬币设计，他说很难选择最爱。

“A few of them are competing for the favourite, but this is one of them,” Mr Ball said.

鲍尔先生说：“其中一些正在争夺最爱，但这是其中之一。”

The design process began with an outline sketch of the theme followed by approval, then 3D production.

设计过程始于主题的大纲草图，然后是批准，然后是3D制作。

Brigadier Limmer said the Mint had a tradition of creating coins to commemorate historical events.

Limmer准将说，造币厂具有创造硬币来纪念历史事件的传统。

“One of their recent projects was a coin to celebrate the anniversary of the Australian Signals Directorate,” Brigadier Limmer said.

“他们最近的项目之一是庆祝澳大利亚信号局周年纪念日的硬币，”莱默准将说。

“The signals community is definitely aware of the new coin. I’ve seen many current and former signals personnel buy them.”

“信号社区绝对知道新硬币。我已经看到许多现有和以前的信号人员购买了它们。”

The coin can be purchased on the Royal Australian Mint website.

硬币可以在澳大利亚皇家薄荷网站上购买。

The centenary coin for the Royal Australian Corps of Signals.

澳大利亚皇家信号兵团的百年硬币。